Paris men’s fashion week moves away from co-ed shows
Milan men’s fashion week may be well under way, but it is Paris, the blockbuster of global men’s weeks, which this season will capture the grand share of attention. To start, the buzz of co-ed shows is no longer buzzing. Yes, Gucci, Burberry, Coach and Bottega Veneta may still be doing it, but Paris will…
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Spyder makes a comeback during Milan Fashion Week: Men’s
Men’s luxury brand Spyder has made a triumphant return to Milan Fashion Week: Men’s this season under the guide of new creative director Christopher Bevans. Bevans was formerly the designer for music superstars Kanye West and Pharrell. With hip-hop’s continued influence on fashion, Bevans was an excellent choice to usher Spyder into a new era.…
Tom Ford opens New York Fashion Week, where stars are scarce
Star American designer Tom Ford has opened New York Fashion Week with his signature high-gloss swagger, but he is one of a dwindling number of heavyweights showing his stuff in the Big Apple. New York is the first stop in the world’s runway carnival that heads to Milan, London and Paris, but little by little,…
Tommy Hilfiger shares plans for 100 percent sustainable denim
Tommy Hilfiger is here to prove than an entirely sustainable denim sourcing and production chain is possible. The American brand has announced plans for a new line of 100 percent sustainable denim. Set to launch this spring, the new range will be crafted entirely from recycled materials – this includes both the cotton, the sewing…
Reebok’s PureMove Bra most awarded sports bra of 2018
Reebok is celebrating that its PureMove Bra, launched in August, has won six industry awards across fitness, lifestyle, technology and consumer-focused media, including Time magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2018” and Popular Science’s “Best of What’s New 2018”. That marks the first time a sports bra appears on both lists. The bra has also been praised…
Q&A: Remy Goddard – Joules Print Designer Award winner
British retailer Joules has a long standing tradition of supporting the next generation of designers, and as part of its celebration to mark its 30th anniversary this year, FashionUnited were given the opportunity to talk to the brand’s latest print design talent, Remy Goddard, who won the Joules Print Award at the 2018 New Designers,…
Driving sustainability: A look inside the Tommy Hilfiger denim centre
AMSTERDAM – Once the elephant in the room that nobody wanted to talk about, sustainability is now firmly at the forefront of the fashion world, with brands focusing more and more on initiatives to improve their production chains and build a greener industry. Tommy Hilfiger is no exception. Last week, the American heritage brand ,…
When fashion made feminism cool, did it steal its power?
Do we need to read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay “We Should All Be Feminists”? If we’re wearing those words on a T-shirt from the Paris runways, doesn’t that automatically communicate, along with our unquestionable sense of style, our awareness of her writings? And if we don’t have 700 dollars to spend on that Dior T,…
The world cupped: the inside story of the bra
It rarely sees the light of day but the upscale bra is the most tested, sweated over and highly engineered piece of clothing of all. AFP went behind the scenes at some of the most famous French lingerie houses to draw back the veil on the almost exclusively feminine world of bra making. No other…